Trial of Abjuration
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The Clan Trial of Abjuration is a ritual in which a Clan's single bloodname or even all of its bloodnames are erased from all Clan records as if they never existed. A Trial of Abjuration may also be decided by combat between two Clans; in this case, all of the losing Clan's bloodnames are erased from all records as stated above. When a bloodname is stricken from Clan rolls, all genetic samples associated with that bloodname may be destroyed, all sibkos containing genetic material associated with the bloodname may be terminated, and all warriors bearing the bloodname may be executed, as in a Trial of Annihilation. However, all persons associated with the stricken bloodname may have their lives spared, so that they may live their lives in shame and dishonor, which is a fate worse than death in the eyes of the Clans. Any property in use by persons with the dishonored bloodname(s) is confiscated and reassigned.
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Origin of the Trial of Abjuration
The origin of this Trial comes from an incident in the early 29th Century, when Ellie Kinnison, the first Khan of Clan Steel Viper, attempted to assassinate Jennifer Winson, the wife of ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky. As punishment for this misdeed, Kerensky ordered Kinnison's name be stricken from all Clan records and her genetic legacy destroyed.
Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat
In 3060, the entirety of Clan Nova Cat was Abjured by the Grand Council, since the Nova Cats sided with the SLDF during Operation Bulldog, giving their holdings in their Inner Sphere Occupation Zone (OZ) back to their original owners, the Draconis Combine, and openly attacking Clan Smoke Jaguar. During the Great Refusal, the Nova Cats once again sided with the SLDF and defeated Clan Ice Hellion. After the Great Refusal, Clan Star Adder called for a Trial of Annihilation against the Nova Cats, which was rejected by the Grand Council, but a vote for a Trial of Abjuration unanimously passed. The Clans gave the Nova Cats three months to abandon all of their holdings in Clan space, and the Nova Cats were essentially chased out of Clan space by the Crusader Clans.
References
- Invading Clans, pp. 82, 149